Title: More Than This Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Horror (?), Science Fiction (?), Young Adult Publisher: Walker Books / Candlewick Press Publication Date: September 5 / 10 2013 Hardcover: 480 Pages A boy named Seth drowns, desperate and alone…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Shining by Stephen King
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Author: Holly Black Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Young Adult, Vampires Publisher: Little, Brown Books Publication Date: September 3rd Hardcover: 432 Pages Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them,…
It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the craptastic Mist by Susan Krinard. I love Norse Mythology and anything that says “Loki” in the blurb is like catnip to me so I rushed to read…
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Joint Review: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth E. Wein
Title: Rose Under Fire Author: Elizabeth E Wein Genre: Historical, WWII Publisher: Electric Monkey / Disney Hyperion Publication Date: June 3 / September 10 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American…
Title: Dead City Author: James Ponti Genre: Horror, Middle Grade/Young Adult, Zombies Publisher: Aladdin Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 288 Pages The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins says this paranormal action-adventure “breathes new life into the zombie genre” and…
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: Conjured Author: Sarah Beth Durst Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Childrens Publication Date: September 3rd Hardcover: 368 Pages Eve has a new home, a new face, and a new name—but no memories of her past. She’s…
It’s Monday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews pre-apocalyptic mystery novel Countdown City by Ben H. Winters. And while it wasn’t as good as The Last Policeman, Thea still enjoyed it. Go HERE to get the…
Title: The Messengers Author: Edward Hogan Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Books Publication Date: September 2 2013 Paperback: 224 Pages “Perhaps we’re here to save a few people. Maybe that’s the gift.” When fifteen-year-old Frances is sent down…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: The Bone Season Author: Samantha Shannon Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 280 Pages It is the year 2059. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called…
Title: The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi Author: Neal Bascomb Genre: Historical, Nonfiction, WWII, Young Adult Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 256 Pages A…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan. The novel is an accomplished claustrophobic read that feels like being punched in the guts. I loved it. Go HERE to see…
Title: The Dark Between Author: Sonia Gensler Genre: Horror, Historical (Victorian), Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 352 Pages A supernatural romance about the powers that lie in the shadows of…
Title: Counting by 7s Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade, PoC Publisher: Dial Publication Date: August 29 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving…
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Joint Review: The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand
Title: The Year of Shadows Author: Claire Legrand Genre: Paranormal, Horro, Middle Grade Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 27 2013 Hardcover: 416 Pages Olivia Stellatella is having a rough year. Her mother left,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews Edgar Award winning novel The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters. Guess what, folks? She loved it. (That’s the third book she’s read and reviewed this week…
Title: Ascension: a Tangled Axon Novel Author: Jacqueline Koyanagi Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Masque Books Publication Date: July 2013 (ebook), December 2013 (Paperback) Paperback: 336 Pages Alana Quick is the best damned sky surgeon in Heliodor City, but repairing…
Title: The Shade of the Moon Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: August 2013 Hardcover: 304 Pages The eagerly awaited addition to the series begun with…
Title: The Perpetual Motion Club Author: Sue Lange Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing Publication Date: August 15th 2013 Paperback: 207 Pages Welcome to the high school of the future. The glee club is full…
Title: Charm and Strange Author: Stephanie Kuehn Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Electric Monkey (UK) / St Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 259 Pages No one really knows who Andrew Winston Winters is. Least of all…
Title: Starglass Author: Phoebe North Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: July 2013 Hardcover: 448 Pages Terra has never known anything but life aboard the Asherah, a city-within-a-spaceship that left…
Title: Vanished Author: Sheela Chari Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, PoC, Middle Grade Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: July 2011 Hardcover: 336 Pages Eleven-year-old Neela dreams of being a famous musician, performing for admiring crowds on her traditional Indian stringed instrument. Her…
Title: Sidekicked Author: John David Anderson Genre: Speculative Fiction, Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, Superheroes, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages With not nearly enough power comes way too much responsibility. Andrew Bean might be…